If I recall, 6.0 was new the last time I tried FreeBSD. I tried it because the Linux kernel could not boot on that hardware but FreeBSD had no trouble at all. There were three things I did not like, but only one is on topic for this forum section.
A fairly low level library had an important security update. The release notes for the update (notes from FreeBSD, not that individual library) said everything depending upon it would have to be rebuilt. And that turned out to be just about everything. It took me a whole day to recompile a hundred or so libraries and applications. I never did another major update on that box which is now long retired.
Now that some time has passed, I was wondering about the update experience today. Is it less arduous now than it was then?
A fairly low level library had an important security update. The release notes for the update (notes from FreeBSD, not that individual library) said everything depending upon it would have to be rebuilt. And that turned out to be just about everything. It took me a whole day to recompile a hundred or so libraries and applications. I never did another major update on that box which is now long retired.
Now that some time has passed, I was wondering about the update experience today. Is it less arduous now than it was then?